TheArtGorgeous - Issue 7 Fall/Winter 2019

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ISSUE 7 2019 

From Female Activists to K-Pop Stars - 

These People Are Pushing Art Forward 

in the Digital Era

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Olivia Locher’s Weird 

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Game Changers 

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Power Duos 

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Emma Allegretti’s Girls 

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Girl Gang 

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The Gentlemen 

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The Think Tank 

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En Vogue 

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Olivia Locher’s Weird and 

Wonderful Laws 

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Art in No Man’s Land 

Girl Gang 

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Emma Allegretti’s 

Girls 

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Art Gent Deconstructed 

In the Hood 

The Very Honest Gallerist 

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Editor’s Letter 

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ello Gorgeous, 

This cover made you curious? Great. We are 

excited to present you a different kind of art 

world players’ “power list” we have been working 

on over the past several months. You will find some of 

those names that you might expect, but equally you will come 

across new faces. It`s not a gathering of the most powerful artists, collectors, or 

gallerists but a listing of those opinion makers in and around the art world whose 

digital presence makes a difference. How? Read on from p.18. 

EDITOR’S LETTER 

Even so, this is a special issue, you will still find our signature features, including our in-depth interview 

highlighting Lolita Cros, who created her own dream job in curating art inside the leading female-only 

members club: The Wing. And we talked to the NY-based photographer Olivia Locher about weird laws, 

beauty standards, and her #45protestsigns and are very happy she also graces our cover. 

Our stickers have become collectibles, and you will find a new set included as well, this time in 

collaboration with the Rome-based illustrator (and Nike & Gucci muse) Emma Allegretti. Last but not 

least, read all about Paris high-flying Galerie Derouillon in The Very Honest Gallerist questionnaire. 

In addition to working on this issue, we launched some new formats that we proudly present to you. 

Our digital platform theartgorgeous.com has been extended with a full career section. It not only 

delivers the most sought after global job vacancies in the art and creative industries daily right 

on your screen but also includes career advice and Q&A with women who shape the art world. We 

continued our conferencing format Art x Lux and held our 4th roundtable at Hong Kong’s private 

art club Duddell’s this summer. In case you missed it, no need to worry: mark 26 November on your 

calendars for the next edition taking place in Zurich, featuring expert speakers offering insight into 

various forms of art engagements. 

Moreover, we embarked a new milestone of our journey by releasing our very first merchandise in 

collaboration with König Souvenir. Inspired by the memes from our Instagram, we kicked off with a 

series of T-shirts paying tribute to three art world situations: Tinder, travels & street art. 

And there is even more brewing. Stay tuned for our next adventures. 

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Celebrating London’s architecture, Barbican Centre. Photograph: Dan Tobin Smith. 

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Jamie Bennett 

Originally from Melbourne, 

Australia, Jamie is currently based 

in Hong Kong. She is a freelancer 

extraordinaire who dabbles in a little 

of everything from writing to social 

media management. Her passion 

for art and travel has taken her all 

over the world in her search for 

contemporary masters. 

CONTRIBUTORS 

Lizzy Vartanian Collier 

Founder of Gallery Girl, Lizzy Vartanian Collier is a writer and 

curator based in London. Having been published by Dazed, 

Hyperallergic, Vice and Vogue Arabia, she has also curated 

exhibitions in London, Jordan and Armenia. 

Bárbara Borges de Campos 

Bárbara is Berlin-based writer working for The Quietus, The 

Guardian, TheArtGorgeous and other publications as culture 

expert. Her love for art writing took off after reading Frank O’Hara. 

She studied English literature at University College Dublin. 

Katya Lopatko 

Katya Lopatko is a recent college grad, based out of 

Los Angeles. Her favorite stories to write are the ones 

that bridge the gap between fine art and pop culture – 

and the ones that lend themselves well to a light sprinkle 

of philosophising. Her work has appeared in GARAGE 

magazine and on VICE.com, where she spent a semester 

churning out transcriptions, researching, and stockpiling 

mugs at her desk as an editorial intern. 

Emma Allegretti 

Emma is a Rome based artist and 

illustrator, who could eat buffalo 

mozzarella every day. With her 

mother being an art teacher, she 

started to get into drawing early. Her 

work represents the female universe 

in all its facets, from pain to irony. 

In addition to collaborating with 

the likes of Gucci or Nike, Emma 

encourages a whole generation of 

girls looking for their own identity in 

becoming independent women. 

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Pushing contemporary art 

forward in the digital era — 

that was our postulation for the 

selection of the 200 top voices 

from the arts and beyond. 

Our approach for compiling this power list differs from other 

rankings. Of course, you will find those art world fixtures with 

wide reach and a massive following. However, there are also 

other types of influencers: a new breed of game changers having 

their roots in other creative and fashion industries, female voices 

with a strong mission statement, and celebrities from the music 

and film industries who all share their passion for contemporary 

art widely via their various platforms. 

Why did this cross-industry expansion come to fruition? 

Because we believe it is all about making art accessible to new 

audiences. These are the two things we found quite outstanding. 

First, you can observe how some of the big power players take 

new faces under their glittery wings by putting young artists’ 

creations up in the digital sphere and introducing their names to 

their massive fan bases. Without a doubt, it is a pretty big deal 

when Murakami features a sculpture by a young artist or when 

Beyonc and Jay-Z pose in front of a painting, helping the artist 

behind achieve overnight fame. 

Second, you can see how these people use their voices and wide 

reach to address subjects that matter beyond the art scene (or are 

actually their very own reason for creating their art, depending 

on one’s perspective). Think of how Wolfgang Tillmans or 

OBEY encourage their followers to vote, or how Jochen Zeitz 

not only builds the foremost contemporary museum in Africa 

but also advocates restlessly for environmental protection. 

Don’t be surprised to not find the ’grams of most of the 

major galleries, artists, or museums, solely introducing their 

own programmes and works on social media. While that’s 

legitimate to do, we want to look at a bigger picture; original 

content created with a mission. It goes beyond self-promotion, 

and we value more than just the number of one’s followers; 

it is about creating awareness, giving new insights, and 

going beyond the expected. Following these guidelines, we 

boldly name figures shaping the art world in the digital 

realm and spot the individuals that make a difference. 

Scroll now, detox later. 

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01 Edoardo Monti 

Curator 

Edoardo Monti has an unmistakable sense for art 

and design and has channelled this into an artist 

residency programme in Brescia that aims to foster 

creativity, productivity and meaningful collaborations. 

@edoardomonti 

02 Boychild 

Artist 

Gender norms are set aside by performance 

artist Boychild who uses her body, enhanced with 

otherworldly makeup, to express herself through 

movement. @boychild 

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03 Natalie Massenet 

Entrepreneur 

Former fashion journalist, celebrated agent-of-change and 

influential entrepreneur, Natalie Massenet is the founder of 

online retailer Net-a-Porter and the owner of an extensive 

modern and contemporary art collection. @nat_mass 

04 Stuart Comer 

Curator 

A curator extraordinaire: Stuart Comer currently works as 

the chief curator of media and performance art at MoMA, 

snapshots of which grace his account. @stuartcomer 

Image credit: Instagram, Art Streiber/Robb Report, MoMA 

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06 Banksy 

Artist 

From the streets to the art collections of the rich and famous, 

Banksy’s satirical, politically driven work is immediately 

recognisable. He is the ultimate social commentator of our 

time. @banksy 

05 Danielle Krysa 

Artist 

From a Frida Kahlo painting to Erwin 

Wurm’s Fat Car, artist and curator Danielle 

Krysa started The Jealous Curator as a 

way to flip her envy of other artist’ skills into 

an admiring homage. @thejealouscurator 

08 Helen Downie 

Artist 

Helen Downie, more commonly known as Unskilled Worker, 

is a textbook example of how an artist can find fame through 

posting on social media. Her unique work has most notably 

been used as inspiration for luxury fashion house Gucci and 

the rest is history. @unskilledworker 

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Image credit:The Jealous Curator, Instagram, Helen Downie 

07 Elena Soboleva 

Dealer 

Influencer Elena Soboleva brings 

the digital tools to the art world. 

She made headlines in the art world 

in 2018 when she was appointed 

Director of Online Sales at David 

Zwirner Gallery. @elenasoboleva 

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09 Kylie Ying 

Entrepreneur 

Kylie Ying, a celebrated art 

and fashion influencer, is 

leading the new generation of 

young Chinese art collectors. 

She is the co-founder of 

ART021 and JINGART art fair. 

If you were impressed with 

her Instagram followers, her 

Chinese Weibo account will 

absolutely astound you. 

@kellyyingxoxo 

Image credit: Courtesy of Art021 

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11 China Chow 

Art Lover 

Actor and model China Chow is a true art enthusiast. 

Not only could you admire her as a reality TV host on 

the show Work of Art: The Next Great Artist, but she 

is also the producer behind a new TV show format 

by Alex Israel. @china_chow 

10 Paul Octavious 

Photographer 

A self-taught photographer who is known 

for his composition and originality, Paul 

Octavious brings us a daily dose of weird, 

from rainbow dumplings to an offbeat selfie 

with Murakami. @pauloctavious 

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Image credit: Paul Octavious, Instagram, APF 

12 Casey Fremont 

Entrepreneur 

Fremont not only helms the Artist Production 

Fund but also proves that motherhood can 

go hand in hand with rocking major public 

art projects - in style. @caseyfremont 

13 Alex Israel 

Artist 

Alex Israel is an artist who has 

set the standard for California 

cool through his colourful selfportraits 

and account visuals 

that both collectors and brands 

are in love with. @alexisrael 

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14 Vera Bertran 

Art Lover 

Aside from writing and directing films, Vera Bertran is also a contemporary art 

advisor, collector and all-round art expert who takes us along to every major 

museum show via her feed. @vera_bertran 

15 Amanda Shadforth 

Artist 

Amanda Shadforth is an Australian powerhouse who began in the arts and 

moved towards digital & creative strategy while regarding her own agency as a 

giant mood board. @oraclefox 

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16 Mickalene Thomas 

Artist 

Award-winning artist, Mickalene 

Thomas, delves into notions of 

female sexuality, beauty and power 

and how these are represented 

in art and pop culture through 

her collages of African American 

women. @mickalenethomas 

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17 Johann König 

Gallerist 

Art runs in the blood of the König family. 

This particular König is an art dealer, 

gallery owner and founder of König 

Galerie (something he achieved before 

he’d even left school). Follow him for a 

backstage pass to major art fairs and 

studio visits. @johann.koenig 

Image credit: Instagram, Juergen Teller

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Game Changers 

19 Yoon Ahn 

Entrepreneur 

From a selfie within a teamLab installation 

to images with fellow artist legends, 

Ahn’s innovative style, heavily influenced 

by 90s skate culture and street clothes, 

has elevated her to become the jewellery 

director of Dior Homme. @yoon_ambush 

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The people with the 

unbelievable ability to predict 

the future, revealing the 

artists and trends we most 

definitely should be keeping 

an eye on. How do they do it? 

We can’t know for sure, but 

whatever their secret is, their 

IG accounts hold all the clues. 

18 Virgil Abloh 

Entrepreneur 

Artistic director of Louis Vuitton Mens, 

CEO of Off-White, art curator and furniture 

designer, Virgil Abloh leads a busy 

life. His feed blends contemporary art 

with streetwear and music, giving us a 

streamlined insight into where all of these 

disparate worlds collide. @virgilabloh 

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20 Sarah Andelman 

Entrepreneur 

With great power comes great responsibility. Few 

would know that better than Andelman who can 

send up-and-coming designers and artists’ careers 

skyrocketing with just a post. @sarahandelman 

Image credit: Instagram, Wikipedia, Sarah Andelman

21 Derek Blasberg 

Media 

With Gagosian’s Derek Blasberg running 

the show, CNN has built up some sway in 

its outlook on style and fashion. Using the 

platform, his definition of style has found its 

way into the homes of millions around the 

world. @derekblasberg 

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Image credit: Instagram, Daniel Dorsa 

22 Kimberly Drew 

Media 

Kimberley Drew’s IG mood board mixes images of Tyra 

Banks and Kimora Lee Simmons with artworks by black 

artists. A curator of black art experiences, she runs the blog 

Black Contemporary Art and was previously the social media 

manager at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. @museummammy 

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23 Michael Dupouy 

Entrepreneur 

Founder of All Gone – an annual publication devoted to street 

culture – Michael Dupouy also curates French boutique Club 

75. His IG feed includes images of his adventures at Art Basel, 

ComplexCon and his biggest love: his mum. 

@michael_lamjc

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24 Jacques Grange 

Tastemaker 

Stunning art in the most beautiful homes? The 

work (and IG account) of prolific French interior 

designer influences countless artists and 

designers via his curated, mouth-watering feed. 

Also some major private collectors are on his 

client list. @jacques.grange 

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25 Alessandro Michele 

Tastemaker 

Alessandro Michele not only 

elevated Gucci to one of the most 

powerful brands, but also masters 

merging images of Jared Leto 

and Co. with gothic gems into an 

inspiring mood board. 

@alessandro_michele 

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Image credit: Instagram, Pitti Immagine 

26 Pascaline Smets 

Entrepreneur 

Pascaline Smets has an unmistakable flair for spotting offthe-radar 

art & fashion talents from Paris, California and 

beyond and shares her treasures generously in her feed. 

@pascalinesmets 

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30 Laurie Simmons 

Artist 

Dolls, miniature objects and staged 

domestic scenes exploring female 

roles in society are all part of Laurie 

Simmons’ easily recognisable 

oeuvres spanning across decades. 

@lauriesimmons 

27 Craig Robins 

Collector 

Craig Robins is at the forefront of the 

art scene in Miami as an avid collector 

as well as co-founder and co-owner 

of Design Miami and developer of the 

Miami Design District. So it doesn’t 

surprise that some of the most exciting 

architecture and celebrities grace his 

feed. @craigrobins 

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28 Diana Widmaier Picasso 

Curator 

Diana Widmaier Picasso is certainly not 

one to simply live off her grandfather’s 

legacy. She’s a highly educated and 

accomplished art historian and curator 

as well as co-founder and artistic 

director of jewellery company, Menē. 

@dianawpicasso 

29 Jeff Koons 

Artist 

Jeff Koons and his stainless steel 

balloon dogs are a household name; 

we also don’t mind getting a glimpse of 

his family or joining him for a baseball 

match. @jeffkoons 

Image credit: Instagram, Menē, Siyoung Song 

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31 Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis 

Art Lover 

Princess von Thurn und Taxis is a German journalist, author 

and a staple at the world’s most exclusive art events. She is 

also a style editor-at-large for Vogue magazine and an avid 

Instagrammer. @elisabethtnt 

32 Virginie Mouzat 

Journalist 

Style icon and fashion journalist Virginie Mouzat takes the 

pragmatic view that fashion is “a way of practicing art on a very 

commercial level” and we can’t wait for her updates of art and 

fashion during the global fashion weeks. @virginiemouzat 

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Image credit: Jacques Burga, Instagram, Joshua Aronson, Tyle Joe/ArtStar 

34 Tony Gum 

Artist 

South African photographer Tony Gum 

shot to fame through her collection of 

beautifully composed self-portraits on 

Instagram and is a powerful voice within 

a rising local art scene. @tony_gum 

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33 Susi Kenna 

Art Lover 

Susi Kenna is a pure-atheart 

art lover who currently 

works as global social media 

manager for Art Basel. She 

rose to internet fame through 

her unique manicures 

recreating famous art and 

rocks mind-blowing outfits. 

@susikenna 

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Power Duos 

The arty pairings taking the art world by storm. Sometimes, it helps 

to have a little help from a partner in crime. From those that keep it 

in the family, like Brooke and Chloe Wise, to the unstoppable team of 

two that is Jerry Saltz and Roberta Smith these duos take the meaning 

of #couplegoals to the next level. 

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35/36 Chloe & Brooke Wise 

Artist / Curator 

Can cool be highbrow? The Wise sisters, 

best described as the Gigi and Bella 

Hadid of the art world, certainly make the 

case for it. @chloewise_ / @wisebrooke 

Image credit: Olivia Malone for Violet Book 

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39 Elmgreen & Dragset 

Artists 

Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, a Scandinavian artist duo, 

have been working on mischievous and provocative sculptures 

and installations since the 90s. From a gay marriage urinal to the 

Prada store in the Texas desert, their aim isn’t to make people 

laugh, but to help question the norms and power structures of 

society. In times of Brexit, their “Anger Management” punching 

bag is more relevant than ever. @elmgreenanddragsetstudio 

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37/38 Tiffany & Anita Zabludowicz 

Collectors 

This mother and daughter duo are esteemed 

collectors. Tiffany curates too. @tifzab / @anitazart 

43/44 Roberta Smith & Jerry Saltz 

Critics 

Criticism match made in heaven: she works for the NYT, he 

works for New York Magazine. @robertasmithnyt / @jerrysaltz 

Image credit: Will Sanders / Sunday Times Magazine, Instagram, Twitter 

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40/41 Jonny Burt & Joe Kennedy 

Gallerists 

Founders of Unit London in Mayfair, they’re two of the youngest and most 

progressive gallerists in London. @joekennedystill / @jonnyburt_ 

42 Christto & Andrew 

Artists 

Christto & Andrew are an internationally acclaimed photography duo who 

have caught the eyes of the art world with their surreal and humorous still 

life portraits. @christto_andrew 

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Her Girls Take on the 

Greatest Existential 

Challenges of Our Lives 

text by Katya Lopatko 

Image credit: Emma Allegretti 

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he first thing you should know about Emma 

Allegretti, according to Emma Allegretti, is that 

she could eat buffalo mozzarella every day — and 

she does. The second thing: she’s a Rome-based 

illustrator sublimating the emotional struggles of 

modern existence, one Instagram post at a time. 

Mom was an art teacher, so Allegretti has been drawing since she 

was in diapers. She began doodling what would become “her girls,” 

her signature women that can only be described as stressed and 

unimpressed, on Post-It notes at work. Typically holding smartphones, 

wine glasses or both, serving deadpan face, Allegretti’s ladies aren’t 

afraid to call out the big existential problems of Western life. From 

breakups to mental health issues, every issue is addressed openly, 

honestly, and with a hearty dose of humor. 

One theme that pops up again and again is the pressure to put 

up a front, specifically on social media, hiding all inner struggles, 

emotions and imperfections behind the glossy screen. And yet, 

despite the demands it puts on the young generation, social media 

has its upsides, like allowing Allegretti to share her work with the 

masses. As her account has grown and evolved, she’s made T-shirts 

with her designs, drawn commissioned doodles for Gucci Beauty, 

and recently even modeled for Nike (inspired perhaps by the 

sardonic “Just Do It Tomorrow” T-shirt that her girls often sport). 

Allegretti works in watercolor to get a break from the screen, 

but her process has become cleaner and more precise over 

time. In fact, it’s the simplicity of her work that makes it so 

immediately relatable, and ultimately, sharable. In the age 

of social media, it’s an invaluable talent to be able to capture 

and communicate a complex issue in a simple graphic. 

Allegretti aces the challenge by adopting a sort of hand-drawn 

meme style. Her pictures usually feature one figure in an instantly 

recognizable situation, accompanied by minimal text. Clean and 

detailed at the same time, they’re clearly conceptualized and fully 

fleshed out, but contain nothing extra. Advertisers, designers and 

aspiring memers — take notes. 

But beyond the style, her work resonates for the same reason a good 

meme goes viral: it hits on something critical, urgent and true about 

modern lives. Overcoming the embarrassment of sharing her personal 

messiness on the internet, Allegretti has been able to strike 

a deep cord in her audience and help us all 

laugh our way to catharsis. Her 

work might not make your crush 

text you back, but it might just 

help you forget about them, if only 

for a second. @allegrettiregretti 

This issue comes with 

a set of Emma Allegretti 

stickers. If the stickers are 

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46 Anne Pasternak 

Museum Director 

Anne Pasternak is an art world 

heavyweight. Currently serving as the 

director of the Brooklyn Museum, her 

account deals with a wide spectrum 

of topics from politics to studio visits. 

@annepasternak 

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48 Teo Yang 

Interior Designer 

Celebrity-status lifestyle designer, Teo 

Yang, travelled the world pursuing his 

interior and product design career 

before founding his own studio back 

in Korea. Reinterpreting tradition is key 

for him. @teoyang 

47 Cindy Sherman 

Artist 

Cindy Sherman has been dubbed the 

“chameleon of our times” for her selfportraits 

in which she turns herself into 

hundreds of often grotesque characters. 

While she had a major show at London’s 

National Portrait Gallery this summer, 

her biggest show on selfie culture and 

identity seems to be her IG account 

itself. @cindysherman 

49 Chen Man 

Photographer 

Chen Man is one of the most influential 

Chinese photographers out there. Her 

core theme, redefined Chinese beauty, 

spreads across her social channels 

and graces countless magazine 

covers. @chenman 

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Image credit: Wikipedia, Instagram, Chen Man 

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50 Laetitia Duveau 

Curator 

Co-founder and curator-in-chief of 

@curatedbygirls, a platform which 

celebrates femininity and female 

empowerment, Duveau’s IG is a 

reflection of her universe - from 

performing as singer on stage to 

setting up a female-gazed show in 

Berlin and beyond. @itslittlevoice 

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51 Colby Mugrabi 

Collector 

Colby Mugrabi is the mastermind behind 

the blog Minnie Muse, which discusses the 

connections, references and inspirations that 

occur across creative fields. @minniemuse 

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53 Hank Willis Thomas 

Artist 

Conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas 

brings together photography and 

appropriation to consider racial identity 

and cultural stereotypes from the 

perspective of advertising and popular 

culture. @hankwillisthomas 

Image credit: Instagram, Emily Andrews 

52 Dasha Zhukova 

Collector 

Collector, curator, philanthropist, 

entrepreneur - is there anything Dasha 

Zhukova isn’t capable of doing? Alongside 

promoting Moscow as a global art hub, she 

is also the co-founder of Garage Magazine 

and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art. 

@dasha 

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54 KAWS 

Artist 

KAWS has perfected the formula of graffiti 

mixed with cartoon iconography to achieve 

worldwide visbility. He is a grassroots street 

artist who has grown up to become an art 

world fixture and occasionally introduces 

artist friends to his massive followership - 

2.4 million to be precise! @kaws 

55 Vincent Darré 


Interior designer Vincent Darré is without 

doubt a Dada dandy. He is famous for his 

colourful and surreal designs, which can 

be found in the Parisian homes of notable 

artists and fashion elite. @vincent_darre 

56 John Yuyi 

Artist 

John Yuyi may use a lot of 

temporary tattoos in her 

photography, but her art is sure to 

outlast the tests of time. After all, 

once something has gone viral, it 

can never truly be deleted. 

@johnyuyi 

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57 Lauren Prakke 

Curator 

In addition to being an advisor, curator and 

collector of contemporary art, Lauren Prakke 

is also the founder of the Tate’s Young Patrons 

programme and shares her favourites works in 

combo with smart words. @culturerow 

Image credit: KAWS, Oleg Covian, John Yuyi, Whitehall Magazine/Alexandre Valerio 

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58 Yoshimoto Nara 

Artist 

His signature characters of smoking girls and 

cute dogs run throughout Yoshimoto Nara’s 

prolific artistic career. Over the years, he’s 

built up a cult following and uses his fame to 

call for an end to war. @michinara3 

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59 Wanwan Lei 

Collector 

A former model and muse, Wanwan Lei 

is not only loved by numerous couture 

labels, but is also a leading art collector. 

She is co-founder of the private art 

space M WOODS in Beijing and, scrolling 

through her photos, you might also find 

a snapshot of her alongside Nicolas Party 

teaching in Shandong. @wanwan_lei 

60 Jean Pigozzi 

Collector 

Jean Pigozzi is famous for three things: his 

photography, his art collection (he owns 

the world’s largest private collection of 

contemporary African art, nonetheless) and 

his hate of kale. @jeanpigozzi 

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Girl Gang 

Yes, social media brings tons of art straight onto our screens. 

But what we sometimes miss are feeds with a strong statement 

(and a strong woman) behind; someone who not only posts 

content to grab likes, but who curates and creates posts with 

a mission. These women are strong supporters of female 

creativity and grant daily empowerment around the globe. 

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62 Pixy Liao 

The rising photographer’s work 

challenges relationship and gender 

clichés. Her IG is clean, minimalist and 

her photographs, like eating sushi 

from her undressed partner, will blow 

your mind. 

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61 Katy Hessel 

Katy Hessel is best known for her IG page 

which celebrates women artists on the daily. 

She is also a curator, working with Victoria 

Miró and the Tate, and regularly gives talks 

about art history and women. Her account 

offers a revised version of the “canon” which 

includes women artists. 

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@thegreatwomenartists 

63 Sarah Bahbah 

This Australian-Palestinian artist, 

writer and film director creates intimate 

portrayals of millennial femininity, 

relationships and desire. Her work 

is saturated, simple and incredibly 

voguish and her IG grants empowered, 

lush and harmonious vibes with spot 

on subtitles. 

@sarahbahbah 

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64 Arvida Byström 

Swedish model-turned-artist first 

attracted attention with her campaign 

for Adidas where she posed with 

her unshaved legs. She challenges 

standard perceptions of what it means 

to be a woman. Intimate, colourful, and 

incredibly fashionable are just some of 

the words that jump to mind, so wait no 

longer to get your fix of self-love. 

@arvidabystrom 

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66 Florence Given 

London-based artist and writer, 

Floss, as she calls herself on IG, was 

named Cosmopolitan Influencer of 

the Year for 2019 and rubs shoulders 

with other badass girls as well as 

Richard Branson. Her on-point 

messages empower women around 

the world. And don’t we all want a 

“It’s a Wonderful Day to Dump Him” 

T-shirt? 

@florencegiven 

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65 Claudia Chanhoi 

This illustrator and artist celebrates 

womanhood from pubic hair to dating 

to tropes of female sexuality. Her 

feed will attract you with cheeky and 

sarcastic content. She even managed 

to prove IG wrong for having blocked 

her account. 

@brainxeyes 

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68 Claudia Sahuquillo 

This Catalonian artist uses her 

Instagram account and art to combat 

gender inequality. She created the 

movement #SkinIsTheNewCanvas so 

her feed is a statement to celebrate all 

female bodies without fetishising them. 

69 Guerrilla Girls 

The ultimate girl gang. With their 

anonymity in place and a rotating 

roster of membership, the all-female, 

all-feminist Guerrilla Girls have been 

fighting sexism and racism within the 

art world since 1985. 

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@guerrillagirls 

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67 Alessia Glaviano 

The senior photo editor at Vogue Italia 

and L’Uomo Vogue has an inimitable 

eye for photography talents and, 

needless to say, her photography 

curation for her account is superb. 

Featured up-and-coming talents often 

embrace different body shapes, gender 

or age or depict womanhood. 

@alessiaglaviano 

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THE GENTS 

What would the art world be without 

both old-school and new-school 

gentlemen? From seasoned auctioneers, 

like Simon de Pury, to a new breed, like 

Michael Xufu Huang, these guys stand 

out in a sea of bland suits and light up 

every gallery they walk into with their 

snappy attire, undeniable talent and 

astute eyes for style. 

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70 Matt Carey-Williams 

Gallerist 

Carey-Williams has an enviable CV full 

of major galleries and auction houses 

and an IG full of sharp art and beyond 

observations, as well dapper selfies 

with his husband. @matt_careywilliams 

71 Simon de Pury 

Auctioneer 

The Mick Jagger of auctions, 

Simon de Pury is a megaauctioneer 

and mega- 

Instagrammer and can 

charmingly squeeze wallets 

during charity events. 

@simondepury 

75 Luke Edward Hall 

Tastemaker 

Luke Edward Hall is an artist, 

designer and columnist for 

FT. He is best known for his 

Greek-inspired ceramics and 

furniture. @lukeedwardhall 

72 Fabien Fryns 

Dealer 

Fabien Fryns is a Belgian 

art dealer specialising in 

contemporary Chinese art. He 

went to explore the local art 

scene long before everyone else 

and keeps spotting interesting 

talents. @fabienfryns 

76 Michael Xufu Huang 

Museum Founder 

Probably the best dressed 

collector walking down the art 

fairs, Michael Xufu co-founded 

M WOODS while still a college 

student. @michaelxufuhuang 

73 Alexander Gilkes 

Entrepreneur 

Founder of Paddle8, Alexander 

Gilkes is the man responsible 

for bringing the auction house 

online and is liaised with tennis 

ace Maria Sharapova. @gilkesa 

77 Caspar Jopling 

Dealer 

Nephew of White Cube’s Jay 

Jopling, art dealer and Mr 

Ellie Goulding, Caspar Jopling 

works for Sotheby’s New York. 

@casparjopling 

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74 Kenny Goss 

Collector 

George Michael’s life partner, Kenny 

Goss, collects art and co-founded 

the Goss Michael Foundation in 

Dallas. He is also the brainchild 

behind MTV RE:DEFINE, a high 

profile philanthropic art auction. 

@kenny_goss 

78 Emmanuel Perrotin 

Gallerist 

Founder of Galerie Perrotin, 

Emmanuel Perrotin opened 

his first gallery aged 21. His 

parties are legendary. Full stop. 

@emmanuelperrotin 

Image credit: Steve Double, Billy Farrell/BFA, Instagram, Emmanuel Perrotin

Twentieth 

and Twenty-First 

Century 

Collectible 

Design 

December 4–8, 2019/ 

Miami Beach, USA/ 

@designmiami #designmiami 

designmiami.com 

Bubble Chair/ Léa Mestres, 2019/ Courtesy of Galerie SCENE OUVERTE

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79 Maria Baibakova 

Collector 

Maria Baibakova is a well-known art 

collector, who, through her non-profit 

organistion, promotes contemporary 

art in Moscow and supports women in 

creative industries. @baibakovart 

80 Mashonda Tifrere 

Art Supporter 

Mashonda Tifrere is an art collector, 

singer/songwriter and philanthropist 

committed to advancing and 

empowering women in the art world 

through her platform ArtLeadHER. 

@mashondatifrere 

81 Ashley Longshore 

Artist 

Longshore is a Louisiana-based artist, badass 

entrepreneur and latest Maybelline collaborator. 

Her account is funny and incisive, with a sharp, 

witty eye for feminist issues. Follow her for a good 

laugh and girl boss vibes. @ashleylongshoreart 

82 Sang Woo Kim 

Artist 

Not just a beautiful face, international model Sang Woo 

Kim is also a talented artist whose work explores themes of 

immigration, discrimination, split identities and the notion of 

belonging. @sangwo0 

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83 Cao Fei 

Artist 

Cao Fei is one of the most innovative 

artists to have emerged on the 

international scene. Mixing social 

commentary and technology in her work, 

she shows us what art looks like in times 

of AR and AI. @cao_fei 

84 Joey Lico 

Entrepreneur 

Joey Lico travels the world exploring 

contemporary art as the global curator 

and senior director of a members-only art 

club. @joeylico 

85 Nan Goldin 

Artist 

Nan Goldin rose to fame in the 80s with 

her deeply intimate photos. Nowdays, 

her social media not only shows her work 

but also addresses political issues to her 

readers. @nangoldinstudio 

86 Pahparn Sirima 

Photographer 

Thai street photography was brought to 

prominence by Pahparn Sirima through 

her black and white shots. Her feed gives 

us a broad insights into the artsy side of a 

contemporary Bangkok. 

@pahparnsirima 

87 Takashi Murakami 

Artist 

The omnipresent Takashi Murakami blends 

elements of traditional Japanese art with 

anime and pop culture to create everything 

from canvases to sneakers. A mentor to 

many young artists and designers, his feed 

also gives those new faces a global stage. 

@takashipom 

88 Stefan Simchowitz 

Dealer 

This art collector, curator and advisor is 

blurring the lines of highbrow vs lowbrow 

as an outspoken advocate of using social 

media as a tool to discover, promote and 

deal fine art. @stefansimchowitz 

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89 Stacy Engman 

Curator 

This glamorous New York-based art 

curator will enthral you with her chic 

sense of fashion and her equally chic art 

world circles. Follow her feed for a mix of 

unbeatable outfit combos, art-set travels 

and exclusive events. @stacyengman 

90 Victoria Siddall 

Art Fair Director 

Through her tireless efforts, Victoria Siddall 

has not only flawlessly directed three of 

the biggest art fairs in the world – Frieze 

Masters, Frieze London and Frieze New 

York – but now also Frieze Los Angeles. 

@victoriamaysiddall 

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91 Jochen Volz 

Curator 

With a distinguished and award-winning 

career as a curator, Volz has made his 

way to become the general director of 

the Brazilian art museum, Pinacoteca de 

São Paulo, a challenge considering the 

political climate. @volzjochen

92 Cecilia Alemani 

Curator 

Public art in New York has been 

taken to new heights under the 

reign of Alemani. She is also one 

half of a serious curator power 

couple along with her husband 

Massimiliano Gioni. 

@ceciliaalemani 

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93 Nicolas Berggruen 

Collector 

If you had a billion dollars, what 

would you do? Aside from 

setting up a thinktank, charitable 

trust and media publication, 

Berggruen has invested heavily 

in art, particularly to the benefit 

of Los Angeles County Museum 

of Art. @nicolasberggruen 

THE THINK 

TANK 

If there were to be an official art 

world think tank, these people 

would likely be part of it, studying 

various topics and challenges 

within the industry. From Hans 

Ulrich Obrist to Adrian Cheng, 

these brilliant, inquisitive minds 

connect resources and innovative 

ideas to play the art game on a 

big scale. 

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94 Klaus Biesenbach 


Biesenbach was basically 

running the show on the East 

coast as director of MoMA PS1. 

Now he has taken his talent to 

the West side as director of the 

MOCA Los Angeles and we are 

glad to see that his #window 

series didn’t stop. 

@klausbiesenbach 

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95 Adrian Cheng 

Entrepreneur 

As the mastermind behind the K11 

empire, Adrian Cheng is blending art 

into the retail experience while also 

setting himself at the vanguard of 

contemporary art. @adriancheng 

96 Thelma Golden 


African American art has a champion: 

Thelma Golden. She’s the director and 

chief curator of The Studio Museum in 

Harlem and an originator of the term 

“Post-Blackness.” @thelmagolden 

97 Hans Ulrich Obrist 

Critic 

Obrist is quite the inquisitor. Wellknown 

as a curator, critic, and artistic 

director of Serpentine Galleries, his IG 

celebrates handwriting when he asks 

famous and obscure cultural figures to 

leave their notes on Post-its. 

@hansulrichobrist 

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98 Nancy Spector 

Curator 

This artistic and chief curator of the Guggenheim Museum rose 

to fame for turning down President Trump’s request to loan a 

Van Gogh landscape, and instead offering him a solid gold toilet 

called America by Maurizio Cattelan. On another note, we do 

love her curation of text-based IG posts. @nespector 

THE THINK TANK 

99 Philip Tinari 

Curator 

As director of Beijing’s UCCA, Philip Tinari just 

closed a Picasso show with a record number of 

close to 300.000 visitors. Expect his IG to be an 

eclectic mix of sartorial ties, vintage wines and 

dinners with artists. @philiptinari 

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December 5 – 8, 2019 

Photograph taken at Miami Children’s Museum

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101 Alan Lo 

Entrepreneur 

Serving Hong Kong’s art scene: The city could not be imagined 

without Alan Lo who is acting on numerous art and culture 

committees as well as presenting serious portions of art at his 

multiple ultra-trendy hospitality ventures. @alanyeungkit 

100 Vhils 

Artist 

Prolific, ground-breaking and utterly 

compelling. Portuguese street artist Vhils 

has left his mark across the world with 

his one-of-a-kind carving technique, 

addressing struggles with identity. @vhils 

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103 Hee Jae Kang 

Entrepreneur 

Seoul-based Hee Jae Kang is the 

founder and CEO of Uptown Girl 

(UTG), an online fashion store. 

She has been a role-model for 

younger entrepreneurs and uses 

her voice to share her passion for 

contemporary art. @heejaeholic 

102 Margherita Missoni 

Entrepreneur 

Part of the Missoni fashion 

clan, the creative director of 

M Missoni features hippie 

vibes along with young 

female artists, such as Sara 

Shakeel and Marlene Steyn, 

on her high-profile feed. 

@mmmargherita 

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104 Sarah Hoover 

Dealer 

New York-based art dealer for Gagosian, Hoover will take 

you inside the art world while serving up some delicious 

combos of travel, food and fashion. She is funny, at times 

sarcastic and incredibly style-conscious. From Chanel 

couture to cocktails with her husband, Tom Sachs, to how 

many diapers her baby goes through on long haul flights, her 

account covers the best of all worlds. @sarahhoov 

105 Naufal Abshar 

Artist 

Naufal Abshar is an up-and-coming 

Indonesian artist who enjoys nothing more 

than a good laugh. His work explores 

humour and laughter as universal cultural 

traits. @naufalabshar 

106 Melani Setiawan 

Patron 

Melani Setiawan is the “mother of Indonesian 

art.” She has built up her collection of 

Indonesian art over four decades and has 

also taken on the mission of documenting 

the Indonesian art scene through her feed. 

@melanisetiawan 

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107 Larry Ossei-Mensah 

Curator 

Larry Ossei-Mensah a.k.a. Young Global has fostered a reputation for himself as a 

leading art critic and curator and has used his clout to bring together creatives from 

around the globe through his community platform, ARTNOIR. @youngglobal 

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London 

Prince Gyasi, Energy is Contagious, 2018. 

Courtesy of the artist and Nil Gallery 

3 – 6 OCTOBER 

SOMERSET HOUSE 2 0 1 9 

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108 Tali Lennox 

Artist 

Tali Lennox is a model-turned-portraitpainter 

whose work aims to blur the 

line between repulsion and attraction. 

Her account is all about disturbing 

beauty. @talilennox 

109 Ai Weiwei 

Artist 

Ai Weiwei is perhaps the most 

outspoken contemporary Chinese artist. 

Controversy surrounds him as he makes 

bold political statements, often via his 

digital channels. @aiww 

110 Tom Sachs 

Artist 

We love Tom Sachs with his NASA 

and high-end engineering obsession. 

Imagine a millennial version of da Vinci 

and you get the idea. @tomsachs 

111 Maurizio Cattelan 

Artist 

Why should we expect anything less 

satirical and witty from his IG than from 

his artworks? An account with a single 

post. A new def of IG detox - probably 

he posts while sitting on his golden 

toilet. @mauriziocattelan 

112 Aleksandr Blanar 

Curator 

Aleksandr Blanar is a curator and an 

expert on the Russian art scene. While 

working at an auction house, he also 

brings knowledge to young collectors 

from the region. @blanar 

113 India Mahdavi 


India Mahdavi is a trendsetting interior 

designer and queen of bright colours. She 

brings some sunshine and good vibes 

whenever we need a little kick. 

@indiamahdavi 

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114 Nina Chanel 

Artist 

Bold colours and pop culture references 

abound in Nina Chanel’s work. She 

has a knack for making art that elicits a 

response as it exposes the absurdity of 

American tabloid media. @ninachanel 

115 Philip Colbert 

Artist 

If David Hockney holds your signature lobster 

then you deserve the unofficial title of “the 

crown prince of pop art.” A PR powerhouse 

on its own, Colbert’s appearances around 

the world stand out. @philipcolbert 

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116 Marine Tanguy 

Entrepreneur 

With a new mindset to break away from 

the traditional gallery model, Tanguy 

positions herself as an artist talent agency. 

Being a young mother, she inspires to 

manage family life and career. 

@marinetanguyart

EN VOGUE 

Collaborations between art and 

fashion have a long history, 

but these can often be a onetime-thing. 

From artists like 

Petra Collins, to art lovers like 

Leslie Sun, these are the power 

engines marrying art with fashion 

and producing results that are 

here to last. 

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117 Pari Ehsan 

Art Lover 

High fashion and contemporary art come 

together seamlessly in all sorts of ways 

under the direction of Pari Ehsan. Her IG is 

lush and fresh, with an incredible balance 

of art and visual culture. @paridust 

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118 Alex Eagle 

Entrepreneur 

The creative director carefully hand picks “fashion, furniture, art, 

design, photography, ceramics and rare books” for her retailcome-gallery 

space in London and has changed the paradigms of 

retail in delivering a unique service. #imeanthedream @eagletta 

119 Kim Jones 

Designer 

Dior’s Kim Jones has chosen to interpret couture codes by 

collaborating with contemporary artists. Remember that 10m 

tall KAWS flower sculpture? On his IG you’ll also find his dogs, 

snapshots from his world travels and see Jones raising awareness 

to protect endangered animals. @mrkimjones 

120 Stacey Bendet 

Entrepreneur 

Stacey Bendet is a fulltime boss babe and style icon as founder of 

Alice + Olivia. She’s also a vocal supporter of young female artists 

with the power to get together a strong girl gang. @aliceandolivia 

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121 Ariel Adkins 

Art Lover 

Ariel Adkins is clearly one who likes to dress for the occasion. She 

makes her own clothes to match the masterpieces she goes to 

see and then shares her incredible outfits online. A genius way to 

feature museum and gallery shows and to get new crowds excited 

about art history. @artfullyawear 

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122 Ada Chen 

Artist 

The artist is known for crafting her Chinese-American identity 

and playing on Asian stereotypes through her neon-acrylic 

jewelery. @potadachen 

123 Fong Min Liao 

Artist 

This Chinese-American painter has caught the public’s 

attention, and not just because of her simple and intense 

paintings. Her secret: Blending in minimal fashion silhouettes 

effortlessly and elegantly. @fongminliao 

124 Julie Houts 

Artist 

Houts took her side hustle - satirical fashion illustration - and 

made it her full-time career with a just a little help from her 

Instagram fame. One look at her funny, poignant posts and 

you’ll be screaming “Literally me!” @jooleeloren 

125 Francesco Risso 

Designer 

Under the creative direction of Francesco Risso, Marni started 

a new era. The animal activist is a master of blending surreal yet 

ironic motifs with a gender fluid appeal. @asliceofbambi 

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126 Leslie Sun 

Collector 

Taiwanese girlboss Leslie Sun collects art, 

runs her own creative agency, co-founded the 

Young Collectors Club of Taiwan, and, to top it 

all off, is a fashion icon with a cult following. 

@sunles 

127 Leaf Greener 

Media 

Leaf Greener is a Chinese style icon, stylist and 

social media star, running her own fashion, art 

and design magazine, Leaf, on WeChat. Her 

IG format #ArtTourWithLEAF opens up the art 

world for the fashion peeps. @leaf_greener 

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128 Petra Collins 

Artist 

In a world where the top jobs only go to a top few, Petra 

Collins defied the odds to become a world-famous 

fashion photographer. Expect Selena Gomez & others 

within her dreamlike settings. @petrafcollins 


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I Fought the Law (Alabama) 

2013 

Archival Pigment Print 

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OLIVIA 

LOCHER’S 

WEIRD AND 

WONDERFUL 

LAWS 

From sunrise meditations to midnight movie 

binges, there’s much more to Olivia Locher’s 

world than fighting strange laws around the 

country. We caught up with the young, soonto-be 

iconic photographer to chat about 

politics, pubes and everything in between. 

text by Katya Lopatko 

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Self-Portrait 

weird laws around the country. The ice cream cone 

photo was Alabama’s, where it’s illegal to have an 

ice cream cone in your back pocket. Apparently, 

hoodlums would pull this trick to lure away horses 

on the street. 

I Fought the Law wasn’t Locher’s first rodeo, or 

even her most visually arresting one (see: 14kt 

gold, an FU to male friends broadcasting their 

disgust at women’s body hair). But it was the one 

that catapulted her to fame, Insta and beyond. 

“I used to take it really seriously because for a 

long time, it was how I found all of my jobs and 

commercial work,” Locher mused about her 

Instagram habits. We chatted on the phone for 

about an hour one Friday afternoon; gracious and 

thoughtful, her voice had a melodious tinge of a 

regional accent, a clue of her rural upbringing. 

I 

t’s summer 2016, and there’s a picture floating around 

the digisphere: a clean, tight crop on the backside of an 

anonymous girl in white Levis, set against an unobtrusive 

violet backdrop. Mind you, this is no #belfie. You might 

have scrolled past this now-iconic image on a latenight 

Tumblr binge, only to double back and squint at the screen. 

Dripping down her back pocket, oozing sticky magenta all over 

the pristine shot is an ice cream cone — an all-American ice cream 

cone, the kind (I imagine) you would have bought for a dollar at 

the general store, back in the day. Strawberry flavor, waffle cone, 

sprinkles and all. 

This stark, bright, bubblegum aesthetic, a nod to Andy Warhol’s 

screen-prints, has become Olivia Locher’s signature. When 

the picture went viral, many learned the young photographer’s 

name for the first time (or didn’t… rip-offs ran rampant). In 

fact, the picture was only one of a series, Locher’s series called 

I Fought the Law. 

After learning that NYC cops were using zoning laws to target 

ethnic and DIY nightclubs around the city (more than three people 

weren’t allowed to be dancing without an expensive permit, Locher 

told me), she began digging into unjust, outdated or just plain 

“Now I feel like it’s not as important, so I have a 

lot of fun with it. I use it as a way to connect with 

people; sometimes I go about doing model castings 

on platforms like Instagram. It’s just a really lovely 

way to form a community of people, because 

people naturally connect that way. It feels really 

organic and effortless, in a way.” 

Sudden social media fame, the kind that descended after I Fought 

the Law went viral, could go to anyone’s head. But Locher finds 

ways to keep her balance among the sudden peaks and valleys of 

an artistic career. When she’s not dreaming up new projects or 

sharing new work with her 77.3K followers, you might find her 

cooking (“it’s very spiritual”), practicing yoga, waking up before 

sunrise for some transcendental meditation, or staying up long 

past sunset watching movies, typically two a day. (Locher has a 

separate account to share her cinephila, @oliviawatchesthetv). 

Favorite filmmakers include Jean Cocteau, Alejandro Jodorowsky, 

Kenneth Anger and Godard; “I love Jean-Luc, I feel like those 

are my really fun, binge-watching movies.” That’s right — while 

you were re-watching Sex and the City for the third time, she was 

probably unwinding to La Chinoise. 

Another notch on Locher’s street cred belt? While studying at the 

School of Visual Arts in New York, she worked with — and posed 

for — Ryan McGinley. “I was really involved with Ryan McGinley’s 

work when I was much younger, and I feel like that was a driving 

force for me when I was a young woman making photos.” 

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#45protestsigns 

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I Fought the Law (Delware) 

2016 

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All image credits: Olivia Locher 

In art as in film, her tastes skew towards the fantastical. Growing 

up in idyllic isolation in the woods of Pennsylvania, she claims 

she was loner as a child. “I was home-schooled and my parents 

really allowed me to have as much creativity as I wanted. I 

feel like every day of my life revolved around reading fashion 

magazines and playing dress-up. And then, around the time 

I was in high school, I found a camera and I started trying to 

imitate what I saw in magazines. Using myself, using friends, 

and I think that foundation just allowed me to always be in this 

dreamer kind of state, where I can separate myself from reality 

in dreamlands.” 

One might think that this escapist superpower would come in handy 

in the age of Brexit and Trump, but these days, Locher doesn’t shy 

away from reality as much as she once might have. In 2017, she 

created a social mediafriendly 

series called 

#45protestsigns, designed 

for easy sharing online and 

IRL. “I thought it would 

be possible for people to 

download them, print 

them, and use them their 

own way, which was cool 

because I saw a few people 

did do that, and that was 

awesome,” she said. 

On the oft-raised question 

of art and politics, Locher 

said, “I think politics 

just naturally seep in the 

work because of your own 

frustration or wanting to 

make a commentary on 

what’s going on. I never 

tried to be deliberately 

political, but I think it’s just 

a way of expressing your 

rage, or your thoughts.” 

Typically, however, Locher’s 

work falls closer to fashion 

houses than to the White 

House. The little girl who 

spent her days poring over 

fashion magazines must 

have nearly perished from 

excitement when W Magazine commissioned her to shoot fashion week. 

Her stints in the fashion world find a way of seeping into her own work. 

“I would go to a shoot and it would be hard for me to turn off things 

that I heard, or they would keep inspiring me and popping up into my 

personal projects. So I think that the more and more that I’m exposed to 

that world, the more ideas I get about it.” 

How to Freshen Up, 2019, Archival Pigment Print 

Her latest idea is a long-term project born from a collaboration 

with a W Magazine beauty editor. This forthcoming beauty 

book will transcend the fashion industry’s traditionally narrow, 

prescriptive notions of beauty in favor of a holistic approach. 

Rooted in wellness and self-expression, Locher’s own ideas about 

beauty are in constant evolution. “I think [beauty is] just people 

who beat to their own drum,” she said. “For the longest time, I was 

thinking beauty was such a specific thing, but the more and more 

that I meet other artist, just people working in the industry, you 

realize beauty is anything and everything. So this project, I hope, 

can convey a large message of what beauty is.” 

By her own definition, Olivia Locher is certainly beautiful. 

Practicing what she preaches, she makes wellness a daily priority 

with a collection of self-care rituals. Even the artistic process 

becomes a channel for healing. “It’s funny, because whenever I 

make photos, I don’t necessarily think of people seeing them. 

They almost feel like exercises that I need to go through myself,” 

rework and release the project. 

she said. “Whenever 

I make a photo, I feel 

really happy that I did 

it, and I guess that could 

be a stopping point 

for me. It almost feels 

like therapy, but then 

deciding to share it, 

that’s kind of the final 

step.” 

Luckily, sharing does 

play into the process, so 

we can all look forward 

to more work from 

Locher in the years to 

come. Wary of becoming 

a one-hit wonder, she’s 

open to new ideas and 

new media, and excited 

to see what the creative 

muses will deliver with 

time. Besides her beauty 

book, she’s currently 

working on an album 

with her roommate 

and brother, musician 

Brandon Locher. After 

their mom found a hard 

drive of music the two 

made when Olivia was 

16 and Brandon was 

22, the two decided to 

Perhaps longing for the sylvan seclusion of her formative years, 

Locher might be sharing her future projects from a little cabin in 

the forest. “This is maybe premature, but I’m looking at a house 

in the woods to move out of the city eventually. It’s been a goal of 

mine for a long time, but my goal would be to only have a landline 

and turn on the cell phone when you need it.” 

Until then, catch her creating, dreaming and floating through the 

city on airplane mode. @olivialocher 

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130 Jonathan Anderson 

Designer 

Loewe’s creative director, as well as the mastermind 

behind the same named label, Jonathan Anderson, 

took the art and fashion world by storm. A true 

genius, his IG is a mix of British landscape, fashion 

shoots, art installations and, certainly, handsome 

men. @jonathan.anderson 

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131 Kelly Wearstler 


Taking the title of “the presiding grande dame of West Coast 

interior design,” interior designer and product designer Kelly 

Wearstler has worked for numerous A-list celebrities and 

boutique luxury hotels. Naturally, her IG is full of images of todie-for 

interiors. @kellywearstler 

132 Jochen Zeitz 


The pioneering entrepreneur has flipped the African 

art scene on its head. He initiated the Zeitz MOCAA, 

the biggest museum for African and African-diaspora 

contemporary art in the world. At the same time, Zeitz 

is also a key supporter of wildlife conservation and 

environment protection. @jochenzeitz 

133 Yvonne Force Villareal 

Entrepreneur 

Through her non-profit organisation, Force Villareal 

and her power girls have taken public art projects to 

the next level with exhibitions like Ugo Rondinone’s 

Seven Magic Mountains and Elmgreen & Dragset’s 

Prada Marfa. @yvonneforce 

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134 Korakrit Arunanondchai 

Artist 

While the days when Thai-born enfant 

terrible, Korakrit Arunanondchai, 

threw himself against the canvas 

might be over, his latest projects are 

equally exciting: He curated Ghost, a 

newly launched triennale in Bangkok. 

@kritbangkok 

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135 Irwan Pean 

Art Traveller 

There’s not a lot of information about this 

international man of mystery (even so we 

are lucky to know him in person). However, 

Pean’s Instagram account with over 2.000 

pics from all the hottest and most current 

exhibitions around the world will have you 

convinced there’s more than meets the eye. 

@irwanpean 

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137 Dakis Joannou 


Without a doubt, Dakis Joannou is one of the most powerful art collectors in 

the world. Not only has he turned the Greek isle of Hydra into an art paradise 

but he is also a catalyst to the rise of the Greek art scene. @donkey301239 

136 Maria Brito 

Advisor 

When major celebrities, like rapper P Diddy 

or Gwyneth Paltrow, need an art advisor, 

they call Maria Brito. She’s an award-winning 

interior designer & curator. Apart from 

discovering exciting art, you will love her 

uplifting style. @mariabrito_ny 

Image credit: Doosoo Kim, Instagram 

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139 Austin Lee 

Artist 

The most tech-driven of all artists? Austin Lee. He begins his 

artistic process by sketching on an iPad or in the VR space 

before taking his work to a canvas or 3D printer. @austinleee 

138 Karen Robinovitz 

Entrepreneur 

Karen 

01 

Robinovitz is an art lover, 

entrepreneur and collector with a taste for 

bright, bold colours. She is a true supporter 

of the New York art scene. @karenrobinovitz 

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141 Zanele Muholi 

Artist 

Zanele Muholi is a South African 

photographer and visual activist 

using their work to explore, 

confront and challenge the 

politics and identity of black 

gays, lesbians and transgender 

people. @muholizanele 

140 Venus Lau 

Curator 

Venus Lau has proven herself to be 

an innovative curator with a passion 

for showcasing young artists from 

Asia. As the artistic director of K11 

Art Foundation in Hong Kong, you 

won’t miss what’s going on there 

and beyond. @venuslauhk 

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144 Caroline Corbetta 

Curator 

The Milan-based guerrilla 

curator and gallerist has 

undeniable talent-spotting 

abilities and follows her 

aim to bring art to a wider 

audience. @misscorbetta 

142 Jiajia Fei 

Digital Strategist 

Jiajia Fei is a digital strategist for the art world and 

an Instagram pro, sharing the places she visits, the 

outfits she wears and the art she finds with all of us. 

@vajiajia 

143 Charles Lutz 

Artist 

The art-cartoons on Charles Lutz’s account needle the 

power-players of the contemporary art world and are 

perfectly spot on. @charleslutz 

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145 Saint Hoax 

Artist 

The anonymous Saint Hoax is an artist 

and socio-political activist that revels 

in satire, describing their work as 

“POPlitically incorrect.” @sainthoax 

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146 Tschabalala Self 

Artist 

Tschabalala Self takes inspiration from 

the streets of Harlem, where she was 

born, to create her signature textile 

paintings. @tschabalalaself 

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145 

147 Antwaun Sargent 

Art Critic 

Antwaun Sargent, known online 

as Sir Sargent, is an art critic and 

writer who is giving a voice to black 

contemporary artists. @sirsargent 

Image credit: Instagram, Nuvola Ravera 

148 Daniel Birnbaum 

Art Critic 

Daniel Birnbaum is taking art on a great leap into 

future through his work as director of the VR art 

experience platform, Acute Art. @daniel.birnbaum 

149 Yoko Choy 

Journalist 

Yoko Choy is one of the leading design journalists 

and the current China editor of Wallpaper* 

magazine. She has an impressive feed and, of 

course, extraordinary taste. @missyoko 

150 Zoë Buckman 

Artist 

Conversations about womanhood, mortality and 

gender are opened up through Zoë Buckman’s 

creations, which ground us in a visually aesthetic 

and spiritual way. @zoebuckman 

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This Woman Brings 

Female Art into 

No Man's Land 

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Lolita Cros Tells Us How She Got Into Curating 

and Shares Some Tips to Boost Your Career 

text by Lizzy Vartanian Collier 

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Image credit: Alyssa Greenberg 

L 

olita Cros’s journey to becoming curator of The 

Wing – a network of female-only community 

spaces that launched in the US in 2016 – seems 

kind of like fate. A member since the very 

beginning, she received an email from the space 

after having just quit her job in late 2016. “They sent out a mass 

email to all their members saying ‘We’re extending, yaaay’”, 

explains Lolita, “So knowing their aesthetic, and knowing their 

taste, I reached out to them and said I’d be happy to help them 

with the art collection.” The rest, as they say, is history. Within a 

six-month period Lolita had selected the work inside The Wing’s 

Soho space, proving that if girl wants to get somewhere, there’s 

no harm in asking for that job said the organisation in question 

didn’t even know they needed to fill. 

Lolita grew up between Paris and Casablanca, somewhere she 

explains where it’s a little difficult to become a curator in the 

modern sense. “I had a really great art history teacher when I 

was living in Paris. I had never felt as much joy in a class, and so 

I was like OK, that’s like a job that people do, art something?”, 

she says, “But in France it’s a little harder to have a career in a 

field outside the one you studied. It’s kind of determinate, like if 

you study art history for five years then you have to become an 

art history pro, and therefore probably a professor, which I never 

really wanted to be.” She says she feels lucky to have been in the 

States by the time she was finishing high school so that she could 

study art history as a major and not worry about her future if 

she didn’t stay in the field of art history. “My best friend’s father 

had studied art history in college and then went on to open a 

perfume company”, she says, “So I knew it had nothing to do 

with my future. I could have fun for four years and if necessary 

I’d find another job, and it turns out that within those four years 

I really discovered my calling.” 

Lolita first started curating in 2010; organising group shows 

while at university, ensuring to also curate an exhibition in New 

York along the way. “I wanted to figure it out, to learn what it’s 

like to curate a show there”, she says, “It’s very different to a tiny 

little village in upstate New York.” These early shows were with 

artists that Lolita already knew and liked. “I was getting a sense 

of working with an artist one on one”, she adds, “Developing 

their market and pitching their work in a personal way instead 

of being like ‘everything’s for sale.’” 

At The Wing, all of the art is for sale, and all of it has been 

made by women. “I’ve always worked with both female and 

male artists”, says Lolita, “But I never really paid much attention 

to it. Whenever I did a group show it always ended up being 

basically 50:50 male: female without paying any attention to it.” 

This helped Lolita when curating a specifically female-focused 

environment, having already amassed a network of female 

creatives. That said, she explains that she is always researching 

to keep her eyes fresh and her finger on the pulse of what’s being 

made today. 

“It’s pretty interesting to see what people connect with”, says 

Lolita about the work at The Wing, “Because when I curate I 

really try to find work that anybody in the room can connect 

with. So it’s not only my aesthetic or obsession.” Since The Wing 

is not a gallery space as such, the art-viewing environment is 

different. “The regular Wing-goer is not necessarily based in 

the art world”, she adds, “It’s really interesting to see what kind 

of questions and what kind of interests they have for it. It’s very 

genuine. They’re not in there to discover this hot artist, for all 

they know that artist is just beautiful and they didn’t know it’s 

a hot-cool artist.” And, despite not catering to a predominantly 

art-oriented girl gang, the work does sell. “There is a lot of 

interest in very different types of artworks, even ones that I 

consider to be ‘advanced’ in understanding”, explains Lolita, 

“Even people who don’t end up buying, a lot of them are 

interested in saving up to buy it later.” And, once a piece sells, 

another is installed in its place, with the whole curation of each 

space changing each year. “I just sold a piece yesterday actually 

in Chicago”, says Lolita, “So I oversaw over FaceTime the deinstall 

of the work, and a work from the same series is now 

hanging instead.” Talk about curation in the digital age! 

Besides the wing, Lolita also curates her own shows, having 

organised a solo show with Chase Hall last year. “He’s an 

incredible artist”, she says, “I’ve been selling his work but I haven’t 

bought anything yet. I’m saving up.” In addition to curation and 

big productions, her way of being able to work in more solospecific 

ways with artists is by doing talks with them. These talks 

live digitally, with Lolita uploading them all to her YouTube 

channel. “It can go from an artist’s talk with an audience, to a 

very intimate studio visit with a very selective group of curators 

or just collectors, or any kind of creative person who is going to 

be inspired by the work of an artist”, she says. The highlights are 

edited into a three-to-five minute film that can be easily watched 

online. Since her first talk in 2014, Lolita is growing her film 

series, aiming to make a video at every event, some of which 

happen at The Wing. “It’s to keep the conversation happening 

one at a time, instead of just one work with one hundred other 

works around it”, she explains, “To give them their own voice. To 

press pause and give them the microphone.” 

When asked about the relationship she has with her artists and 

clients, Lolita explains that it varies depending on how long 

they’ve been working together. “On top of that, I have other 

clients who either have new homes or who are trying to buy 

certain types of art, or bigger corporations who need a lot of art 

for one space”, she explains, “So for all these different types of 

requests I always submit what I think the best artworks are for 

that space, or for that client. I usually go back to the artists and 

ask what they have available.” Once she sells an artwork, Lolita 

furthers her relationship with the artist, not only as a curator but 

also as a consigner. 

Talking about Lolita’s day-to-day work life, she says that there 

isn’t really such a thing as an “average day.” “My days can either 

be a total nightmare of running around and starting 40 projects, 

still working on the second one at midnight”, she says, “But then 

the others I’m just installing and travelling, it depends.” Lolita 

tries to wake up at a decent hour, “though I snooze forever” 

(don’t we all), and then begins by checking emails and making a 

to-do list. “I have little stars for each of the things I need to do 

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Image credit: Pamela Hanson, The Wing

and cross them off as I go”, she says, “Whenever I have studio 

visits, in times when I don’t need to open a space and when I 

don’t have a tight deadline, I try to have no more than one or 

two a week, otherwise it gets too crazy.” She takes these visits in 

the evening so they don’t mess with the rest of her day, before 

coming home, walking her dog, and trying to sleep before 2am. 

See, even super curators are like the rest of us. 

But, I hear you cry, is Lolita’s advice for people wanting to get 

into curating? You may be surprised to hear, that she thinks 

you should throw a party. “I always tell young curators, or just 

young people when they’re thinking of curating to maybe try 

different parts of those skills in different areas”, she says, “Try 

to organize a party, because in a party you have to figure out 

sponsors, you have to 

figure out invites, you 

have to figure out flyers, 

it’s very logistics based.” 

She acknowledges that 

there are many different 

layers to curating: 

logistics, socializing, 

sales, pitching, an 

affinity for the arts and 

a good eye. “Not all 

these fields are from one 

person, they’re all very 

drastic and different”, 

she admits, adding, “If 

you want to play on the 

social aspect then maybe 

go to openings and see 

if you can go up to a 

person you admire and 

see if you can talk to 

them.” She adds that it’s 

best to start with smaller 

projects and then work 

out what your strengths 

are. “Most of the time 

finding artists is very 

easy”, she admits, “So 

just start going to studio 

visits and one day you’ll 

have an art crush, and 

with that art crush try to 

do a show together and 

take it from there.” 

So just start 

going to studio 

visits and one 

day you’ll have 

an art crush, 

and with that 

art crush try 

to do a show 

together and 

take it from 

there 

As for her own art collection, Lolita explains that it’s hard to 

buy when she knows so much about each artist she works with. 

“Every time I go to a city where I discover a ton of artists in 

one week, I come back and go ‘I’m going to buy this and this 

and this’”, she says, “But then I don’t because I start having a 

different relationship with them and I start dealing with their 

artworks, and save the best one in The Wing, and I think maybe 

when the piece comes down I can buy it, but I don’t want to take 

it off the wall because it looks so good.” She says that she needs 

to buy when it’s on the wall or on the spot in the artist’s studio 

or in a gallery or else she’ll never buy it. That said, she does have 

pieces by Tessa Perutz – on display at The Wing’s DC space – as 

well as work by Louis Heilbronn. “And then I sell a lot of pieces 

to my husband actually”, she admits, “Which is much, much 

better than buying it for myself because then I’m more objective 

and I can buy stuff as a client and not as a personal gift.” You’ve 

got to admire her honesty. 

Lolita’s art world heroes include Paula Cooper and Marian 

Goodman. “Not because they’re women, but because they’re 

honestly some of my favourite galleries, and just the way they 

have kept those artists”, she says, “The way they have stood 

up when artists went with other galleries, just the type of art 

they have is incredible.” She also cites Jack Shainman as having 

one of the best rosters in 

New York, making sure to 

mention “There are a lot 

of really talented people in 

the arts who are often in 

the shadows. There’s a lot 

of inspiring people in New 

York.” As for artists, she 

has tones of favorites that 

change all the time. “I like 

so many types of art that 

it’s hard for me to narrow 

it down”, she explains, “But 

I have said I want to name 

my daughter Lynette after 

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, 

who is an incredible painter. 

The father of contemporary 

art to me is Manet, and I 

think she is Manet. Her 

paintings move me as much 

as Manet’s paintings move 

me.” 

For now, Lolita plans to 

keep on doing what she’s 

doing, with The Wing 

opening new locations 

seemingly all the time – 

they even have their first 

international space opening 

in London in September. 

“The one thing that’s hard 

sometimes is to work with 

that many artists”, she says, 

“Because as I say, I do fall in love with one, and then can really 

connect with another one. And you have ideas that are separate 

from the hyper-production that it’s [the art world has] been.” 

That said, she is eager to focus on her own projects outside of 

The Wing too. “At some point I’d like to prioritize those solo, 

more intellectually driven shows”, she admits, “With some of the 

artists that I’ve been working with.” But, whatever comes next, 

Lolita’s drive and passion to champion so many artists has lead 

us to make sure that we’ll be watching from front row seats. 

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CELEBRITIES 

Ever spotted Brad Pitt, RiRi and Co at an art fair? So have we. 

These stars are generously taking up-and-coming artists under 

their glittering wings, and introducing art to their global fanbase. 

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00 Txxxaplan Twins 

Axxxtist 

This duo never shies away from 

exposing pop and celebrity 

culture. 

@txxxplan_twins 

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152 T.O.P 

Collector 

K-pop icon T.O.P has amassed 

a major collection, including 

Nam June Paik and some 

contemporary German artists. His 

IG shows more posts of artworks 

than him on the stage. A gig to 

curate a Sotheby’s sale was just 

one of his art engagements. 

@choi_seung_hyun_tttop 

153 Amar’e Stoudemire 

Collector 

Self-proclaimed “Spiritual 

Gangster,” Amar’e Stoudemire 

is a fashionable collector, who 

you might also know for his 

fantastic performances on the 

basketball courts. His feed 

merges Picassos with slam dunk 

close-ups. @amareisreal 

154 Russell Tovey 

Collector 

English actor Russel Tovey 

enjoys acting in the art world a 

lot. He’s started an art podcast 

with a friend and recently invited 

AD for the #toveytour to admire 

his steadily growing art collection. 

What’s next: a TV series on art 

bros maybe? Yes, please! 

@russelltovey 

155 Jay Chou 

Collector 

The Taiwanese superstar singer 

is also a passionate collector and 

on occasion you will see some 

bluechip art in his video clips. At 

times, he also shares images of 

artist studio visits - most recently 

Eddie Martinez - with his 4.8 million 

followers. @jaychou 

Image credit: Sotheby‘s, Instagram 

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156 Fiona Xie 

Art Lover 

The Singaporean actress Fiona Xie is best known for her role as Kitty Pong 

in Crazy Rich Asians. Her IG reveals her passion for art and interior. She 

appears not only on the red carpets of Hollywood but also at art biennales 

and art fairs alike. @xplacidacidx 

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157/158 Beyoncé and Jay-Z 

Collectors 

Since their epic Louvre gig, you will know that Jay-Z and his wife, Queen B, 

are avid supporters of the arts and have one or two “Condos in their condo.” 

If not, you must have been living under a rock. Be it musicians, visual artists or 

writers, they might consider to support their creations and their appearance at 

major art fairs is always eagerly awaited. @beyonce 

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159 Pharrell Williams 

Curator 

When Pharrell is not busy collaborating 

with Chanel or Adidas, he might be on 

his way to visit an artist, fair or gallery or 

to even curate a show. His most recent 

was an exhibition at the Guimet National 

Museum of Asian Arts. #happy @pharrell 

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160 Swizz Beatz 

Art Patron 

Hip-hop artist Swizz Beatz has started a revolution: 

His No Commission art fair gives 100 % of the sale 

proceeds directly to the artist. He also owns the 

largest private collection of Gordon Parks and just 

announced his opening of an art and music center in 

Upstate New York together with his wife, Alicia Keys. 

@therealswizzz 

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161 Harry Nuriev Deconstructed 

Uber-creative artist and architect, Harry Nuriev, established Crosby Studios in New York 

City and Moscow. The bureau works on residential and hospitality projects around the 

world, where Nuriev invents not only the interior but also customs furniture or art objects. 

His dominant theme is clear: Bold use of monochrome. In case you didn’t know: He 

campaigned “millennial pink” long before it became a trend. 

@harrynuriev 

ART GENT DECONSTRUCTED 

Harry is wearing his own collection, 

#myreality 

He created a capsule collection 

with Yandex Taxi to emphasize 

the importance of the seat belt 

seen through fashion 

He would wear this look 

during the day and to a red 

carpet event 

He describes his general style 

as futuristic and relaxed 

Image credit: Mikhail Loskutov 

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162 Rebecca Anne Proctor 

Journalist 

The feed of Harper’s Bazaar Art Arabia’s 

Rebecca Anne Proctor provides a perfect 

insight into the world of Arabian art, 

design and luxury and never seems to 

miss any of the region’s most exclusive 

events. @rebeccaanneproctor 

163 Yusaku Maezawa 

Collector 

The Japanese billionaire with an 

infectious smile is the founder of 

Tokyo’s Contemporary Art Foundation. 

Yusaku Maezawa is also a prominent 

collector who is not afraid to spend big. 

@yusaku2020 

164 Wendi Murdoch 

Entrepreneur 

Wendi Murdoch is a collector and 

investor in creative industries. Expect 

a stunning mix of high-end art, wellknown 

friends and jaw-dropping 

travel pics. @wendimurdoch 

165 Valeria Napoleone 

Collector 

This London-based Italian collector 

and patroness lives surrounded by 

an incredible women artist collection. 

Supporting female creation and 

upcoming positons, she is also known to 

host magic events in her art filled home. 

@valerianapoleone 

166 Wolfgang Tillmans 

Artist 

Tillmans is an influential German 

photographer. He developed his 

snapshot style in the 1990s, observing 

his surroundings and documenting 

youth and LGBTQ culture, while 

recently reminding his audience to 

vote. @wolfgang_tillmans 

167 Kenny Schachter 

Journalist 

Love him or hate him, art world 

provocateur Kenny Schachter is the 

artist-turned-dealer, curator, 

collector and columnist who snaps 

up works of upcoming artists and is 

always on the heals of the biggest 

industry scandals. @kennyschachter 

168 Nadezhda Tolokonnikova 

Artist 

The Russian conceptual artist is one 

badass babe with an IG account to 

match. She’s a founding member of the 

notorious anarchist feminist group Pussy 

Riot and an activist who takes a stand for 

prison reform. @nadyariot 

169 Maryellis Bunn 

Entrepreneur 

She is the founder of the Museum of 

Ice Cream. Having just announced a 

new funding round, the experience of 

a museum visit shall be more than 

posting an IG selfie. Ready to jump in 

the sprinkles? @maryellis.bunn 

170 Wu Tsang 

Artist 

Wu Tsang’s performance-oriented art and 

films move fluidly between documentary 

and fiction and so does her feed, inviting 

us to join her journey and meet new 

friends. @wu_tsang 


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172 Grace Miceli 

Artist 

This Brooklyn-based artist has worked with some major names 

from The New Yorker to Nike. She runs an online exhibition space 

and her humorous and witty illustrations make her posts a 

millennial art girl essential. @artbabygirl 

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171 Jasmin Hernandez 

Curator 

This Latino writer started her career 

writing for Vanity Fair, and moved on to 

be a featured art & culture writer for The 

Cut, Bustle, etc. Gallery Gurls, a project 

founded by Hernandez, celebrates 

women, PoC and QTPoC in the arts. Via 

her account, you will discover artists from 

different ethnic backgrounds, and also 

get a little taste of the female-driven New 

York art scene. @gallerygurls 

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173 Aureta Thomollari 

Entrepreneur 

This fabulous creative director and 

businesswoman created her blog even 

before most of us got in the game. Her 

style is inspired by “old world glamour” 

and more than once she has been called 

the “Queen of IG.” Follow her exquisite 

art, design, travel and fashion picks even 

though you will never see her on a badhair-day. 

@aureta 

174 Genevieve Gaignard 

Artist 

Our first issue’s cover model can’t be 

missed in here: Genevieve Gaignard, a 

L.A.-based artist, cites her identity as a 

biracial woman as major root for her body 

of work. Her hairstyles are divine. 

@creativecurvyginger 

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In the Hood 

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The cool kids of the art 

world. These guys are 

street artists, entrepreneurs 

and rockstars, 

the ones that defy art 

world convention and 

set their own rules. 

From JR, whose Louvre 

project blew our minds, 

to SK Lam, the man 

responsible for taking 

KAWS on holidays. 

175 Kevin Poon 

Entrepreneur 

Kevin Poon is an entrepreneur 

spreading the passion for street art 

and toys among Asia’s youth culture. 

From artist capsules with his fashion 

labels to handpicked art on the walls 

of his hospitality ventures, Poon is a 

powerhouse connecting millennials with 

pop culture. @kpee 

Image credit: Courtesy of Kevin Poon 

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176 Kong Karoon Sosothikul 

Collector 

Kong Karoon Sosothikul is a Thai 

socialite, rock star and self-proclaimed 

art loving “ordinary weirdo.” He’s a 

big fan of KAWS and George Condo, 

displaying his playful collection at home 

and on his Instagram. @kongkaroon 

177 Marco Rubino 

Media 

Rubino is a Milan-based contemporary and street 

art contributor for Forbes. His writing is original 

and poignant. His “Guess the Artist” posts are a 

perfect training for future art connoisseurs. 

@marcorubino1 

178 JR 

Artist 

French street artist JR describes himself as a “photograffeur.” His 

art takes on a specific format of flyposting large black-and-white 

photographic images – usually portraits – in public places. @jr 

179 Verdy 

Designer 

The creative designer behind Girls Don’t Cry has had collaborations 

and ideas from Human Made to a pair of trainers designed with 

Nike. His signature carrot and friends attract gallerists and skaters 

alike appreciating a sophisticated street style. @verdy 

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Image credit: Instagram, wikimedia, Marco Rubino 

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180 SK Lam 

Entrepreneur 

Lam is a man that makes BIG things happen. Most recently, he’s 

taken KAWS:HOLIDAY, a monumental inflatable COMPANION, on tour 

around Asia, going viral guaranteed. @sklamallrightsreserved 

181 eL Seed 

Artist 

eL Seed, the French-Tunsian street artist, uses traditional Arabic 

calligraphy, describing his style as “calligraffiti.” Through his art, 

eL Seed spreads messages of peace and unity. @elseed 

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182 Shepard Fairey 

Artist 

Shepard Fairey a.k.a. OBEY is 

best known for his Barack Obama 

“Hope” poster from the 2008 US 

presidential election campaign. 

Since then, he hasn’t stopped 

bringing politics to the masses. 

@obeygiant 

185 Kara Walker 

Artist 

Serious issues of race, gender, sexuality 

and violence permeate American 

contemporary artist Kara Walker’s 

complex black cut-paper silhouettes. 

@kara_walker_official 

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183 Adriano Pedrosa 

Curator 

The curator has put Brazil on the 

art map with his critical eye and 

contributions to the contemporary 

art scene. But better polish your 

Portuguese skills. @adrianopedrosa 

186 Chris Sharp 

Curator 

Chris Sharp is a writer and independent 

curator based in Mexico City. He has 

made an important impact on the scene 

through his project space called Lulu. 

@chrissharplulu 

184 Lena Dunham 

Artist 

The star of HBO series Girls has 

recently debuted as an artist and is 

the daughter of artsy parents Laurie 

Simmons and Carroll Dunham. 

Her IG features lots of new upcoming 

artists. #girlssupportgirls 

@lenadunham 

187 Christina You 

Museum 

Christina You serves as director of 

development at UCCA, Beijing. Certainly 

a resourceful account, she documents 

fresh moments of the Chinese art world. 

@christina_uoy 

Image credit: Instagram, Gabriel Leow, Martien Mulder 

188 Talenia Phua Gajardo 

Entrepreneur 

Based in Singapore, Talenia Phua Gajardo 

is a catalyst for Asian contemporary art, 

introducing it to the wold through her 

online marketplace. @_talenia 

189 Brett Gorvy 

Art Dealer 

Art dealer Brett Gorvy often finds poetic 

inspiration in art and shares his poemmeets-art-history 

pairings while running 

the Lévy Gorvy gallery. @brettgorvy 

190 Laura de Gunzburg 

Entrepreneur 

Laura de Gunzburg has the hook up on all 

the latest art happenings and gives us a 

glimpse into those social events you wish 

you could attend, too. @ldegunzburg 

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191 Alex Duve 

Dealer 

Alex Duve is an art dealer with an 

eye for originality and new talents. 

His salon style gallery specialises 

in emerging artists and brings on 

upcoming positions not to miss. 

@duveberlin 

192 Olafur Eliasson 

Artist 

Olafur Eliasson’s melting icebergs 

in the heart of London brought 

climate change straight in front of 

us. @studioolafureliasson 

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193 Sheena Liam Zacharevic 

Artist 

Malaysian model Sheena Liam 

Zacharevic is one of the names making 

waves in the revival of embroidery and 

blends fragile nature with empowering 

creations on her IG. @sheenaliam 

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194 Roshini Vadehra 

Gallerist 

Roshini Vadehra is on a mission to 

see contemporary Indian art rise to 

new heights, something she is set to 

achieve through her gallery and nonprofit 

organisation. @roshinivadehra 

195 Amalia Ulman 

Artist 

Argentinian-born Amalia Ulman tricked 

us all with her IG-based performance 

work, faking various identities and later 

personal news. Although she has kept 

quiet for too long, her account is one 

to remember. @amaliaulman 

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196 Marie Maertens 

Curator 

French journalist, art critic and 

curator, Marie Maertens pushes 

boundaries with her art world squad 

when not interviewing Luc Tuymans 

and Co. @mariemaertens 

197 Ed Tang 

Advisor 

Ed Tang is an art advisor who, over 

his career, has worked with all the 

biggest auction houses to do the 

challenging job of facilitating the 

meeting between the West and the 

Asian art markets. @tang747 

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198 Magnus Resch 

Entrepreneur 

Blending his passion for technology 

with his love of art, serial entrepreneur 

and art academic Resch founded his 

self-titled app, Magnus, which is like 

“Shazam for art.” @magnusresch 

199 Daniel Arsham 

Artist 

Daniel Arsham’s fictional archaeology 

art is often void of colour. It has attracted 

numerous collaborators from Heinz 

to Rimowa and Dior - and over half a 

million IG fans. @danielarsham 

Image credit: Instagram

SWOON 

19 Oct 2019 - 03 May 2020 

Solo Show in Germany‘s first 

Museum of Urban Art 

©Tod Seelie 

Hotterstrasse 12 

80331 Munich/Germany 

www.muca.eu 

museum of 

urban and 

contemporary 

art

THE VERY HONEST GALLERIST 

200 Benjamin Derouillon & Stéphanie Darmon 

Galerie Derouillon, Paris, @galeriederouillon 

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1. Describe your gallery in one sentence for an art world newbie. 

S: Young and fresh with family atmosphere. In a nutshell: a young talent-scout gallery. 

2. Most gorgeous artist 

in your gallery program? 

Project 3 by 

Przemek Pyszczek 

B: We are pretty lucky they are all gorgeous..... 

Seriously! 

3. Whom would you love to sell an artwork to? 

B: Last year we met Leo at an art fair in LA, I am sure Stephanie would 

have loved to sell him a work. Ahahah. 

4. What drinks are you serving 

at an exhibition opening? 

S: That’s Benjamin's issue now because 

I am constrained to have soft drinks for 

6 more months ;) 

5. The coolest event you 

ever hosted? 

S: Alex Foxton’s last opening was pretty cool! Lots of friends 

came and we had a really nice evening with very good vibes. 

6.What is the dress code for the staff? 

B: No dress code, except Stephanie is asking me sometimes to be 

less casual. 

S: I am trying to match my outfit with the works on opening nights 

- and some jumpsuits for regular days. 

7. What are the most hated/loved jobs of your interns? 

Hated = make new pdf, update the pdf...make new pdf, update the pdf. 

Loved = Studio visits and preparing new projects with artists. 

Ultra-Marine by Alex Foxton 

8. Does hot staff help selling better? 

9. Most used apps or websites used daily by the gallery? 

Instagram, for a beautiful showcase; Google, your best friend for any question. 

B: Ask Stephanie, with no doubt one of the 

most gorgeous gallery directors in Paris! 

S: Ask our collectors ;) 

12. Best lunch spot for a client meeting? 

10. Compare the gallery to a brand - which one would it be? 

S: We have our own branded shirts, tape, bags and even tools ... so Galerie Derouillon. 

11. How many works did you sell via an instagram post? 

B: Some, but it’s still more a communication tool than a market place even if I already sold a full show by Instagram and WhatsApp. 

B: Elmer, a restaurant next to the gallery, our canteen. 

S: Probably at home in the flowery patio! Since I moved in 

the same street as the gallery, it`s a one minute walk only. 

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Image credit: Gallerie Derouillon

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